Tag: Teacher Feature
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Decorated office gets ‘reaction’ from chemistry students
Posters, banners, pennants, bumper stickers, and sports memorabilia are all items one may find at a sporting goods store or a gift shop.
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Art professor uses passion for comics to create teaching aids
Living two lives, Marc Watson doubles as a beloved comic book creator and professor.
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Professor turns love of personal narratives into fulfilling career
Whether she is taking on the roles of coach and tour guide, or entrepreneur and metaphorical gardener, Wanda Clark has worked to help students, professionals, and the community blossom.
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Student participation keeps psychology professor motivated
by RYAN SHANKS//Staff Writer When Alicia Barr was sitting in Dr. Daniel Gilbert’s class at the University of Texas at Austin, she realized her passion for psychology. “My most influential experience in college was taking a class with Dr. Daniel Gilbert, at UT,” “He was such a fantastic and enthusiastic professor, and being in his class…
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Cosmetology instructor inspires students with lifetime of experience
by DESIREE MENDEZ//Staff Writer Instructor by day, rock star at night, Juan Partida is a man of many talents. Partida, who some may know as Johnny Rockstar, is an instructor of Cosmetology at South Plains College. He was born and raised in Levelland, attending Levelland High School and graduating in 1986. Partida then attended SPC three…
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Architecture plan changes for delighted professor
by SHELBY MORGAN//Staff Writer It wasn’t the career path that Tom Stalcup originally planned for his life, but it is one that he has thoroughly enjoyed. He graduated with a Bachelor’s of Architecture Degree from Texas Tech in 1984 and worked as an architect full-time, until he began taking classes part time at South Plains College…
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Librarian enjoys helping students succeed
by STACY JOHNSON//Editorial Assistant Mark Gottschalk positively impacts the academic and professional lives of countless people in his role as public services librarian at South Plains College. Gottschalk has worked on the Levelland campus for four years. A Washington state native, he received a Bachelor of Arts degree in history from Washington State University. He…
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Americana band becomes fun outlet for professor
by SHELBY MORGAN//Staff Writer By day, Dr. Morri Hartgraves teaches Anatomy and Physiology, and by night he is a flea market troubadour. The band, Flea Market Pickers, came to fruition when an old friend of his, who he played in a grunge band with in Los Angeles, showed up at his doorstep in Levelland after…